Q: What are the prime factors of the number 255,843?

 A: 3, 7, 31, 131

Why are those the prime factors of the number 255,843?

Prime factors are the prime numbers that can be multipled together to equal the original number. You find the factors by dividing by prime numbers. It is best shown by creating a Factor Tree.

Factor Tree for the number 255,843

255,843
Factor Arrows
385,281
Factor Arrows
328,427
Factor Arrows
74,061
Factor Arrows
31131

The numbers in bold above are the prime factors. If there are multiples, you only count them one time. This leads us to our prime factors of:

3, 7, 31, 131

We can check our work by multiplying all of the prime factors together: 3 x 3 x 7 x 31 x 131 = 255,843

This can also be written as 32 x 71 x 311 x 1311 = 255,843

If you would like to know more, or need additional explanation, please review our prime factorization explanation.


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